December 2nd, 2014 
I look out the window. Another black and white day—nothing’s new, nothing’s changed. Then all of a sudden, an unexpected flutter. Out of nowhere a majestic bird appears. I marvel at its wingspan and the precision of its landing. I seize the moment to linger. My eyes refocus and follow every twitch.
Curiosity wells up inside me. What kind of bird is this? Is he looking for food? Is her nest close …
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September 23rd, 2014 
Do you ever feel overwhelmed with the expectations put on Christ-followers? • feed the homeless, help the orphans and widows, visit the prisoners • fight for justice • go to Africa • reach out to neighbors • cook meals, clean house • be a loving spouse, raise godly offspring • and don’t forget to put together shoe boxes at Christmas All good things but the list never ends.
Did you know that …
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September 9th, 2014 
Mark chapter 1 gives this account at Jesus’ baptism, “As Jesus was coming up out of the water, he saw heaven being torn open and the Spirit descending on him like a dove. And a voice came from heaven: “You are My Son, whom I love; with you I am well pleased” Mark 1:11.
Notice this private event between Father and Son. According to the text, Jesus is the one who saw heaven …
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August 27th, 2014 
Living with continual bad news as our world slides into the abyss—how do we stay above it all? Where’s the hope?
Great question, and here’s another: how did God intend for his people to find hope? Since this is God’s story, he must have had a plan, for his people in every era, to press on with hope.
Three answers overlap:
1) God himself is our hope. A deep abiding relationship with …
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August 25th, 2014 
Watching the evening news, a ritual in our empty nest, informs us of the world’s happenings. The last few weeks have seemed especially gruesome and disheartening: ebola, police shootings, a journalist beheaded, persecution of Christians in Iraq, suicide, immigration crisis on the border. Some nights we feel assaulted by the broadcast—fear, outrage, sadness, disappointment, occasional glimmers of hope drowned out by cruel humanity.
Its hard enough to digest the news, its even more …
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